Thanks Rob
The reason I asked about the weight is that several lutists have
suggested to me that lute construction in the 70s to 80s was ultra
light in contrast to the heavy Bream-type lutes, and that more
recently there has been a move from the ultra-light to a slightly
heavier construction. I would have supposed that historic models
would determine the way lutes are now constructed, but I imagine
there is enough variation in these, according to the type of wood
used (and other factors), to allow quite a wide interpretation.
Your lute being an interpretation of a particular Maler would
presumably have a similar (if not identical) construction to that,
and certainly a very similar string length (the original, as martin
may have said, according to the LSA Database, was baroqued to a 13c
by Edlinger, but perhaps with an intermediary existence as an 11c
lute. The string disposition being 13 : 2x2/9x2+1 with string length
of 73,0/67,3).
In fact, this seems to be the only extant 9 ribbed Maler that has a
string length anywhere near that supposed for the Mouton lute. The
Prague 655 seems to have had a string length over 71, the NGM over
72, the V&A nearer 74, but the Wien Maler has 11 ribs in yew, so is
perhaps later, and has a string length of 72. The Paris Maler has
presumably undergone too much alteration to make a good model to copy.
Regards
Anthony
Le 10 janv. 08 à 09:35, Rob a écrit :
It was strung in gut throughout. The weight was the same as my 11c,
pretty
much. A little heavy towards the peg box. The right hand string
spacing was
ideal. A very comfortable instrument to hold and play, but it was
difficult
to ascertain the tonal qualities without tuning the instrument to
pitch.
Museums, of course, tend to just like records of the state of the
instrument, not what it should be like if restored.
www.rmguitar.info
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Hind [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 09 January 2008 21:51
To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net
Subject: [LUTE] Re: RH on the bridge [baroque Method]
Thanks Rob, we can imagine what you would have been able to do with
the Buchenberg tuned up.
How does it feel from the point of view of weight? Is it very much
lighter or heavier than your Maler, or almost the same?
Does it seem well balanced?
How was it strung?
Anthony
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